Christian Richter Wins the 2024 IBSF World U17 Men Snooker Champion

Christian Richter from Germany has clinched the IBSF World Under-17 Men’s Snooker Championship 2024, defeating Thailand’s Lomnaw Issarangkun 4-1 in the final held today at KSBA, Bengaluru, India. This marks Christian’s first international snooker title.

Christian entered the knockout stage as the 7th seed and made an impressive start by overcoming Germany’s Paul Arthur Jeroch 3-1, highlighted by a standout break of 91. He then proceeded to beat India’s Jabez Naveen Kumar 3-0, with breaks of 44 and 67, securing his first international medal.

In a challenging semi-final, Christian faced last year’s runner-up, Riley Powell from Wales. Despite Riley’s century break in the second frame, Christian stayed composed, winning the match 4-2 with a break of 60 in the first frame and strong counterplay throughout.

In the final against the 2nd seed Lomnaw Issarangkun, Christian set the pace with opening breaks of 44 and 67 to lead 2-0. Lomnaw won the third frame but couldn’t catch up as Christian maintained his focus and won the next two frames effortlessly to secure the title.

The presentation ceremony was attended by IBSF Vice President Jim Leacy, IBSF Treasurer and Tournament Director Joseph Lo, BSFI President S. Balasubramaniam, and other officials from the Indian Federation, along with Shri Daulat B. Chhabria, the title sponsor.